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| '''Kurdish ]''' is the collective term for the beliefs and practices of the culturally, ethnically or linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the ] mountains of northwestern ], northern ] and southeastern ]. | '''Kurdish ]''' is the collective term for the beliefs and practices of the culturally, ethnically or linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the ] mountains of northwestern ], northern ] and southeastern ]. | ||
| In Kurdish mythology, the ancestors of the Kurds fled to the mountains to escape the oppression of a king named ]. It is believed that these people, like ] who hid in the mountains over the course of history created a ] ethnicity.<ref>{{citation |title=No Friends but the Mountains: The Tragic History of the Kurds |year=1993 |author=John Bulloch, Harvey Morris |page=50}}</ref> {{Better source|date=November 2015}} Mountains, to this day, are still important geographical and symbolic figures in Kurdish life. | In Kurdish mythology, the ancestors of the Kurds fled to the mountains to escape the oppression of a king named ]. It is believed that these people, like ] who hid in the mountains over the course of history created a ] ethnicity.<ref>{{citation |title=No Friends but the Mountains: The Tragic History of the Kurds |year=1993 |author=John Bulloch, Harvey Morris |page=50}}</ref> {{Better source|date=November 2015}} Mountains, to this day, are still important geographical and symbolic figures in Kurdish life. | ||
| In common with other national myths, Kurdish mythology is used for political aims<ref>{{Cite book|title = Between the map and the reality : some fundamental myths of Kurdish nationalism|last = O'SHEA M. T.|first = |publisher = |year = |isbn = |location = |pages = |url = http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=3741076}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = |title = CONSTRUCTING KURDISH NATIONALIST IDENTITY THROUGH LYRICAL NARRATIVES IN POPULAR MUSIC|last = RÖ DÖNMEZ|first = |date = 2012|journal = Alternative Politics/Alternatif Politika|doi = |pmid = |access-date = |quote = The narrative is based on Kurdish mythology for political targets and the aesthetics of territory.|archive-url = http://alternatifpolitika.com/page/docs/kasim-2012-sayi-3/fulltext/rasimozgurdonmez.pdf}}</ref>. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Kurdish mythology is the collective term for the beliefs and practices of the culturally, ethnically or linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Kurdistan mountains of northwestern Zagros, northern Mesopotamia and southeastern Anatolia.
In Kurdish mythology, the ancestors of the Kurds fled to the mountains to escape the oppression of a king named Zahhak. It is believed that these people, like Kaveh the Blacksmith who hid in the mountains over the course of history created a Kurdish ethnicity. Mountains, to this day, are still important geographical and symbolic figures in Kurdish life.
In common with other national myths, Kurdish mythology is used for political aims.
References
- John Bulloch, Harvey Morris (1993), No Friends but the Mountains: The Tragic History of the Kurds, p. 50
- O'SHEA M. T. Between the map and the reality : some fundamental myths of Kurdish nationalism.
- RÖ DÖNMEZ (2012). "CONSTRUCTING KURDISH NATIONALIST IDENTITY THROUGH LYRICAL NARRATIVES IN POPULAR MUSIC". Alternative Politics/Alternatif Politika (PDF).
The narrative is based on Kurdish mythology for political targets and the aesthetics of territory.
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See also
| Kurdish culture | |
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